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Short version: These things ROCK!
Long version:
The headphones fit into any of several brands of helmet that are designed for audio devices. I am using a Smith Vantage.
The headphones go in easily enough--the biggest issue in my case is the crappy zipper on the Vantage. This is a potential problem since the headphones have to be
taken out (at least partially) in order to be charged. I think it's just a matter of practice, though. There's nothing innately difficult about it.
The headphones connected to my iPhone 7 with no issues, and they have no issue reconnecting whenever I go boarding. Sound is good, although bass isn't maybe
as good as the vendor implies. They are controlled by clicking a button on the outside of one or the other earpiece. This is easy enough through the fabric of the helmet's
earpiece, although you have to kind of get used to where the headphone is located. If you miss, you're left looking like you're cleaning out your ear with a finger.
There's an audible click, which helps.
The click patterns are arbitrary: Hold on the right earpiece to power up, hold on the left to power down. Click on the right to play/pause or answer/hang up. Click
on the left to turn volume down, double-click on the left to turn volume up. Click and hold on the left while music is playing to skip to the next song.
My best advice is to take a picture of the cheat-sheet that comes with the headphones so that you have it on your phone as a reference. There are other click patterns
for other functions such as walkie-talkie, but these are the ones I've used so far.
Talking on the phone with this item is surprisingly clear--not so much hearing the caller, which is no surprise, but the fact that the caller can hear you. The microphone
is on one of the earpieces, and those are zipped into the helmet, so the mike is picking up your voice from up around your ear, through material and possibly some
insulation. That it works at all is impressive. That it works so well, doubly so.
All in all, this item is well worth the moderate cost.
Short version: These things ROCK!
Long version:
The headphones fit into any of several brands of helmet that are designed for audio devices. I am using a Smith Vantage.
The headphones go in easily enough--the biggest issue in my case is the crappy zipper on the Vantage. This is a potential problem since the headphones have to be
taken out (at least partially) in order to be charged. I think it's just a matter of practice, though. There's nothing innately difficult about it.
The headphones connected to my iPhone 7 with no issues, and they have no issue reconnecting whenever I go boarding. Sound is good, although bass isn't maybe
as good as the vendor implies. They are controlled by clicking a button on the outside of one or the other earpiece. This is easy enough through the fabric of the helmet's
earpiece, although you have to kind of get used to where the headphone is located. If you miss, you're left looking like you're cleaning out your ear with a finger.
There's an audible click, which helps.
The click patterns are arbitrary: Hold on the right earpiece to power up, hold on the left to power down. Click on the right to play/pause or answer/hang up. Click
on the left to turn volume down, double-click on the left to turn volume up. Click and hold on the left while music is playing to skip to the next song.
My best advice is to take a picture of the cheat-sheet that comes with the headphones so that you have it on your phone as a reference. There are other click patterns
for other functions such as walkie-talkie, but these are the ones I've used so far.
Talking on the phone with this item is surprisingly clear--not so much hearing the caller, which is no surprise, but the fact that the caller can hear you. The microphone
is on one of the earpieces, and those are zipped into the helmet, so the mike is picking up your voice from up around your ear, through material and possibly some
insulation. That it works at all is impressive. That it works so well, doubly so.
All in all, this item is well worth the moderate cost.
